With plans afoot to transform London’s disused tube stations into tourist attractions,
Drew Reed digs into how underground stations get abandoned in the first place … and what could become of them in the future

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Tube Lines, the London Underground contractor co-owned by the Spanish conglomerate Ferrovial, is expected to avoid the pitfalls that brought down its rival maintenance firm Metronet by bidding for only one of its public-private partnership contracts.

Troubled engineering and construction group Jarvis has bought itself a financial life-line by selling its 33% stake in the Tubes Lines underground consortium to Amey, part of Spanish construction group Ferrovial, for £150m.

Struggling engineering and construction group Jarvis insisted that it is still expecting a quick sale of its 33% stake in the Tubes Lines underground consortium despite the late emergence of a second bidder.